What is a cherished number plate? Well if you think about it at the most basic level, it’s fairly obvious, a number plate that the owner cherishes! In other words, a plate that is special to them, not just your average selection of seemingly random letters and numbers, but a plate that has meaning to the owner. Basically a cherished number plate is the same as a private or a personalised number plate. A plate that has been chosen by the owner rather than allocated to them by the DVLA. Generally, when you buy a car, you have no say over the characters on the license plate. Now you can rest assured that it won’t say something offensive as these are not allowed to be issued, but you are not likely to get a plate that represents any meaningful words or numbers unless you get very lucky and just happen to get a plate with your initials or your birthday on!

If you want a plate that’s a bit more special, that says something about you, a plate you can cherish, then you need to choose and buy one yourself. In the past it seemed that only the ultra rich and famous had cherished plates, but these days they are becoming more and more popular as private plates are now available at very low prices. As an example, we have hundreds of plates available for under £100. So you don’t need to be a millionaire rock star to own a private plate these days.

People pick their plates for many reasons. Choosing a private plate is lots of fun as there are so many to choose from. It’s great thinking up words, letters and important numbers and searching for which plates match. At Speedy Reg we have so many plates, you’ll always find one that suits your requirements. Perhaps you want your name on your plate? Name plates are especially easy to find if your name or nickname is three letters long such as SUE, PAT, REG or BOB. Or perhaps you have a date you want to be reminded of every time you look at your car. Your own birthday, your wedding date or perhaps the date of birth of a child.

You may want a plate that expresses your personality such as FUN 3Y or ACE 5S or you might even want to choose a plate that helps with advertising your business such as PET 2, WEB 55N or IT 3026.

Whatever the reason is for choosing a plate, it’s a plate you have chosen yourself and that is what makes it a cherished plate. We specialise in cherished plates, and we also offer dateless plates, of course you can have a plate that is both personalised to your requirements and dateless too, so you can still have a cherished number plate if your main aim is to hide the age of your older vehicle. Take a look at what we have on offer, and don’t forget to check out our cheap plates page too with some massive reductions on a huge range of plates.

How do you feel about the cold weather we’re having? Do you love to wrap up warm and get cosy in front of the fire, or does it depress you? Are you eagerly waiting for Spring? Do you get excited at every ray sunshine hoping it’s the start of warmer weather?

Either way, we’re here to brighten up your day with some chillingly cheap deals on our private number plates. If you’ve never searched for a new registration plate with us before, don’t worry, we’ve made it really easy for you. In fact, we’d go so far as to say that searching for a new number plate is actually pretty fun!

To start your search, just go to our home page. Straight away you’ll see the search box. You can’t miss it! Many people like to start with the Keyword Search. To use this, simply type your chosen word, number or phrase into the yellow registration plate, handily labelled ‘SEARCH HERE’. You can simply hit the Search button, to search all our plates, or you can narrow down your search by selecting a style and/or a price range. Great if you need to stick to a particular budget.

Once you’ve pressed the Search button, you’ll instantly be presented with a list of plates that match your search. You’ll see at a glance the price of the plates, we also show you the all inclusive price, so there are no hidden costs. Once you’ve made your choice, you can simply hit the BUY NOW button to be taken to the checkout, or if you have any questions, you can press the ENQUIRE button to send us a message. We’ll be sure to get back to you quickly.

At checkout you’ll see a summary of your order, Here you can choose to order your physical plates. Our plates are high quality perspex and at just £24 including VAT and delivery they are great value too. For a bit of fun, you can also order a matching air freshener featuring your very own registration plate! We think it’s the perfect accessory.

Payment is easy and we’ve a wide range of payment options. We accept card payments and even Paypal. We also offer interest free credit if you’d like to buy now and pay later for your new plates. We’ve been in the business over 30 years now, so you can be sure that your order is in safe hands. We also have the fastest transfers in the marketplace, so it won’t be long before you’re driving around with your fabulous new plates! We’ll keep you informed of the progress of your order every step of the way.

So take a look today and fend off those winter blues by treating yourself to a new plate. If you have any questions, call us or email us. Our phone lines are open Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm and Monday to Friday 7.30pm to 8.30pm

Who buys cherished number plates? Well, when you’ve been in the number plate business for over 30 years you’ve seen plates bought by just about every type of person you could ever imagine! However, there are several types of people who keep coming back to us for their plates.

The Investors

One such group of people are those looking, not so much for a fun new plate, but for an investment opportunity. The fun plate is just a rather nice ‘side effect’ of such an investment. These wise investors know that their money is safe in number plates. You can invest as much or as little as you like, and of course you get to use the plates if you wish, while you’re waiting for a return on your investment. Cherished plates are good at keeping their value, and often increase in value too. Pick wisely and you could make a lot of money. Spot the next big thing in the pop world,a new craze or a name that’s starting to increase in popularity and you could be on to a big winner. For example, if you’d spotted One Direction before they were famous, and predicted they would become popular, you could have snapped up some 1D plates, and now they’d certainly be worth more. Investing in number plates is becoming more and more popular in an unstable financial climate.

The Business Owners

Clever business owners don’t miss a trick, and if you think about it, a cherished number plate is a great way to advertise. It’s very cost effective, for a one off purchase you’ve got an advert that will last a lifetime, that you can take out and about and it will be seen. With prices starting at just £40, an apt private plate can be a real asset to any business, and of course, if you don’t want it any more you can sell it, so your money is never really gone, it’s simply invested.

The Show-offs

Well it’s in us all isn’t it? Let’s be honest, when many of us buy new plates, we want to impress people. We want to turn heads, we want people to think our plate is cool. They’re not called vanity plates for nothing, and we think there’s nothing wrong in that. It’s a bit of fun that makes you happy, and it lasts longer than a pair of designer heels!

The Thoughtful Gift Giver

Some people rush to the shops and buy the first thing they see, others give money or vouchers. But for some people, it’s important to give the perfect gift, to put the thought in, and pick out something that will be truly appreciated. Cherished plates make the ideal thoughtful gift. It’s a one-off personalised gift, that shows the giver has really put some effort into choosing it. Any car driver would love to receive a private plate for a wedding gift or a birthday present. Give a personalised license plate as a present and you can be sure it will be gratefully received.

Cherished plates as a phrase is one that conjures up the idea of a plate that is particularly significant to it’s owner, and that they bring with them from car to car. Indeed this has grown to be accepted in the motor industry as a phrase but that’s not what it always meant. It used to refer to a specific kind of plate and for many it still does.

The History of Cherished plates

The original use of the term “cherished number plates” was to refer to the old type of “dateless” number plates issued before 1963. These older plates are obviously quirkier and stand out more on the road. Like anything from before 1963 that’s worth having they are harder to get hold of and much sought after. So higher prices tend to be the order of the day for these plates.

As we’ve already mentioned though, a cherished plate doesn’t have to be one of these older plates it might just mean something to you and your friends.

Why modern plates can be cherished plates too

A plate can have significance and meaning to someone for a myriad of reasons. Sometimes it’s an unusual coincidental number, sometimes it’s the letters make up a persons name or initials and for some it can even be the reg of their first ever car.

Lucky numbers and birthdays, can also be a reason, and if a plate spells out your job or hobby or even your favourite sports team then that can be fun and different too. After all, who are we in the motor trade to dictate what anyone should cherish? For the record though we’re pretty sure you can’t have “MAN UTD”. (You can dream though right?)

Older plate or Modern Plate it doesn’t matter

At the end of the day it doesn’t matter what any outside definition of a cherished plate is really at all, what really matters is you and what your plate says about you. A cherished plate is something you can use to keep on saying it for years to come. You just pay the transfer fee to move your cherished number plate to your new vehicle whenever you change your car.

And if it’s cherished for a VERY significant reason it might even be something you pass on to the next generation of drivers when the time comes.

The world of Cherished number plates can sometimes seem confusing. How do you actually go about buying a different registration for your car and what happens to your old one? At Speedyreg we realise that buying your first cherished plate can seem a little daunting, but don’t worry, it really is a straightforward procedure, especially when you buy your plate from us. We’ve been selling cherished number plates for nearly 30 years so we know exactly what we’re doing and we’re here to help you every step of the way.

The hardest part for you will be choosing your plate, some people tell us we simply offer too much choice, but you can use our search engine to narrow down your selection and opt for a plate that perfectly suits you and that fits your budget.

If you have any questions at all, no matter how silly or trivial you may think they are then just give a call. Our friendly and highly trained customer service advisors are on hand seven days a week to answer your phone calls or reply to your emails. Whether you want information about the transfer process, an update on your purchase or even some help with picking out your plate, someone will be there to help you.

How much do you think a private number plate costs? A thousand pound? Ten thousand pounds? Did you know you can pick up a personalised number plate from as little as £50? Well at Speedy Reg you can. Private plates are now no longer just for the rich and famous.

If you have an older car and you want to hide the age of it, you can pick up one of these budget plates and it will do the job perfectly as they’re dateless plates. If you love your old car and don’t want to replace it with a newer model, or simply can’t bear to part with your beloved motor, hiding the age with a dateless plate is a great option. You could have UUI 1471, SNZ 3886 or RNZ 8302 amongst many others. Perhaps you’ll find one with your initials on, wouldn’t that be cool?

Here at Speedy Reg we have a huge array of plates, from these great cheap plates, to ultimate status symbol plates, so whatever your budget, you’ll find a plate that’s perfect for you. If you’re looking for a personal number plate without splashing out thousands of pounds, take a look at Speedy Reg; use our quick and easy search facility and you’ll be able to see all the plates you can pick up for a snip at just £50 each.

Increasingly when we personally own and cherish an item we like to personalised it with our own individual trademark. That way, we and others can easily recognise if they are ever stolen. Cars, for example, can undergo this process if you transfer the private number plates on it.

These plates are not just for fashion statement or for status acknowledgement, they are all a legal requirement by law. However this does not mean that they will be very expensive, in fact you’ll be surprised they are priced from as little as £50.

Finding the right plates to purchase your cheap registration plates is very easy. Especially when using Speedyreg’s clever search facility. When you find your perfect number plates, you will be given the full breakdown of the price on the website, price, plus VAT plus Transfer Fee.

Upon purchasing, then you will either receive a Certificate of Entitlement or V317 Transfer Form requesting your vehicle documents. Once the registration has been transferred onto your vehicle and you would like to transfer if onto another vehicle, it will cost you another £80 Transfer Fee.

These cheap car number plates are readily available through Speedyreg. Enjoy the luxury of personalizing your car with private number plates.

3 top tips when choosing a personalised number plate seller online

If you put the following words ‘personalised number plate seller’ into Google, you’re likely to get more than 27.8 million results. If you put the UK after it so it reads ‘personalised number plate seller UK’, you’ll get 15.7 million results.

Not all of these are applicable as Google can display many sites with the individual words ‘personalised’, ‘number’ and ‘plates’. While this article isn’t about making better use of the Internet, it does show that there are a lot of sellers out there that sell personalised number plates.

The buyer of a personalised plate will buy for a personal reason – a birthday, an anniversary, a treat for themselves or a reward. There are lots of reasons but the main reason is personal. With that in mind, it’s important that the buyer uses a reputable seller. As it exists offline as online, there are always people out there looking for a quick buck at someone else’s expense.

This article gives three top tips of what to look out for choosing a personalised number plate supplier.

1. Accreditation

Legitimate plate sellers have accreditation to a number of industry bodies. Check that your supplier are members of the following:

 MIRAD – Member Of The Institute Of Registration Agents & Dealers.

 The C.N.D.A – Cherished Number Dealers Association.

 R.M.I.F – Retail Motor Industry Federation

 The R.N.C – The Registration numbers Club

2. Trading History

It’s always difficult for a new company to prove how trustworthy it is. But it is more likely that a reputable company selling on the Internet has been trading for a number of years. The chances are that they have both an offline and an online presence and have more ways of contacting them than just an email or phone number.

Trading history or the longevity of a company will show a good track record and it’s a great way of underlining their credentials.

3. Transparency with paperwork

A genuine or reputable personalised number plate seller will be transparent in the process that they use. As a buyer, you must ensure that the plate certification is genuine before parting with cash.

A plate certificate has a watermark on it and reputable sellers will be prepared to scan a copy of the certificate for you for checks to take place prior to purchase. Some sellers still use a fax machine and can fax a copy if you too have a fax machine. The important thing to note is that they will be prepared to give you a prior check before you part with your hard earned cash.

In summary, don’t settle for the first company that you see on the listing of 15.7 million results. Do your research on each company. It will benefit you in the end.

The Olympics have come and gone. Team GB did so well in the medal stakes as did the Irish. But hats off must go to all the volunteers, the staff and the people behind the scenes that made it all happen. Every day, we saw great things being written and said about the running of the Olympics. How smooth it all went and how the atmosphere was electrifying. Well done London; it was a fantastic show. All the hard work was worth it.

And speaking of hard work, while hats off goes to the people behind the scenes, admiration and fascination follow all the athletes who competed at this high level. Some have been training for four years; other much longer. I got to thinking about the Olympics and how many parallels exist between the sporting world and the hobby world. Buying a personalised number plate is more than a hobby for some but for many, it is a hobby. This article will talk about the hobby buyer rather than the investment buyer, so if you’re a hobby buyer, read on.

Here are my three takeaways from watching the Olympics that can easily be applied to buying a personalised number plate.

1. Reap what you sow

Many hobby buyers search the listings for the perfect number plate. Often times, the one that they want is either too expensive or is taken by someone else. This personalised number plate buyer then spends time looking at the alternatives that exist out there.

If you are prepared to put in the effort, you can find the perfect plate for you. You can substitute numbers for letters, i.e., 5 makes a great substitute for S, I for 1 and lots more. You can get a personalised number plate from Northern Ireland which is much cheaper and flexible.

Just as every athlete that went to the Olympics, they put in the hard work to get what they wanted. You too can apply that same level of tenacity and get the right plate at the right price.

2. No personalised plate buyer is an island

You can do as much or as little searching for your own personalised number plate as you want but nothing beats using a reputable personalised number plate agency. A company that specialises in personalised plates will help you find what you’re looking for, have the correct paperwork to hand you and basically, provide support when you need it.

They have their own database and they make transfer of ownership easy.

Every athlete that went to the Olympics went with a team. They didn’t go by themselves; they used the right people behind them to support them and you can do the same when buying a plate.

3. Truly own your number plate

When you find the perfect plate, it’s only right that you show it off. It is important to truly own it. Even if it’s just you and your partner having a glass of something or a cup of tea when it’s driven home, you need to truly own it. And by that, I mean, don’t hide it away. Show it off.

Just look at the closing ceremony of the Olympics. Each athlete came back into the arena smiling and happy with their achievements. Finding the right plate at the right price can be tricky and if you’ve accomplished it, then celebrate it.

The Canadian actor famous for The Matrix and Bill, Speed and Ted’s excellent adventure is celebrating his birthday today! The 48 year old will hopefully be celebrating with a smile on his face and not with his trademark ‘Keanu Sad face’.

It’s the all singing all tap dancing lady of the night loving Mr Richard Gere’s birthday today! The 63 year old, (we couldn’t believe it either) will be celebrate being one year older but still a silver fox that can make many a woman swoon!

To celebrate Mr Gere’s 63rd we will be breaking out our tap shoes and the soundtrack of Chicago… and our present to him? A Cherished Number Plate for the Silver Fox himself.

When a customer phones into us their top request is a number plate that resembles their name or has their initials.

Self identification and pride in your name is something I’m sure we can all relate with, even if when you where younger and hated your name and wanted to be called Batman or Princess Jasmine.

As with everything in our world names can go in and out of fashion, and new parents always want to stay ahead of the trend, especially when it comes to celebrity parents who like to grace their children with such names as: Pilot Inspektor, Apple and Sage Moonblood….

However our tastes seem to be rather simpler than theirs and the most popular names from 2011 have recently been released showing that traditional names seem to be on a comeback.

Harry and Amelia were the most popular first names given to babies born in England and Wales in 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics, now this may be because of Little Mix and One Directions XFactor fame, but at least you’re not naming your child after a fruit!

Other popular names to arise where, George, Jacob and Ava, all lovely names that we think would look twice as good on a number plate. We look forward to selling a fleet of Harry and Amelia personalised number plates in the future, when they want to show pride in their name.

The Jewel in Scotland’s crown Sir Sean Connery will be celebrating his 82nd Birthday today. At 82 it’s safe to say there will be very little bond action moves being done by the previous 007 star, but we have found Mr Connery the perfect personalised plate to go on his Bond car. Enjoy your birthday sir Connery

Olympic fever may be coming to an end, but the memories that as a nation we will take away with us, will surely stand the test of time.

The highs and lows, the wins and losses we felt them all, even if it was from the comfort of our homes, the London Olympics where possibly the best Olympics yet, but maybe that’s just a little bias of me.

But everyone will remember exactly where they were when Jessica Ennis brought home gold, when Andy Murray claimed revenge on Roger Federer , when Mo Farah ran the race of his life.

And even though it’s all over with now, we still have the Paralympics to come; this event will be about more than winning Gold, Silver or Bronze its about true athletes with amazing stories who have overcome all adversity to stand at the top of their game competing at the London 2012 Paralympics.

The games will run from the 29th to the 9th of September and we will be supporting team GB all the way, and you can to with your own Paralympics team GB personalised plate.

Birthday Girl Kristen is probably best known for her work on sketch comedy Saturday night live, however the comedy star and writer has brought us many of our favourite comedies including Bridesmaids! Which here in the office we all love. So to say thank you from all of us at Speedy Registrations we have come up with your perfect cherished number plate! What better way to celebrate in style?

The final countdown has begun for Michael Phelps who will be hoping to end his swimming career on a golden high.

The most decorated Olympian of all time currently has twenty Olympic medals to his name but will be hoping to earn another two in his last two Olympic events.

Phelps will swim the 100-meter butterfly tonight and the 400-meter medley relay on Saturday. If he wins the 100 fly, and if the U.S. wins the medley relay, Phelps would retire with 22 medals, 18 of them gold.

It has been a slow start to the Olympics for the US swimming star, but he will surely be ending his career on a high, and we think he should treat himself to yes you guessed it a personalised number plate! And not to tempt fate this number is to celebrate his 20 medal win, although we will be hoping for 22!

The Queen may just have finished her extensive Jubilee celebrations but more is to come as she celebrates her official birthday today (9thJune).

There will be more pageantry to enjoy in Londonon the 16th as they celebrate with the custom of ‘Trooping the Colour’ which dates back to the time of Charles II in the 17th. Century when the Colours of a regiment were used as a rallying point in battle and were therefore trooped in front of the soldiers every day to make sure that every man could recognise those of his own regiment.

This impressive display of pageantry is now held on the occasion of the Queen’s Official Birthday. It takes place in June each year to celebrate the official Birthday of the Sovereign and is carried out by her personal troops, the Household Division, on Horse Guards Parade, with the Queen herself attending and taking the salute since 1987.

We have found the perfect gift for the woman who really does have everything so Prince Harry and William if you are reading, why not buy your grandmother her very own personalised number plate that not only celebrates her birthday but her 60year reign over the British people! (ELZ 52)

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1952 is a stand out year in the British calendar.

It was the year that Gene Kelly was happily ‘SingingintheRain‘ while Jimmy Boyd had the unfortunate boyhood memory of seeing something he shouldn’t have. He penned the tune ‘IsawMommykissingSantaClaus‘ afterwards!

It was also the year that over 4,000 Londoners died because of smog. Smog had descended inLondonfollowing the increase in population density, use of low-grade sulphurous variety of coal for home heating and the increased use of cars. In early December 1940, this ‘Pea Soup’ or a ‘Pea Souper’ was hanging aroundLondon. However a cold spell increased the use of coal to warm homes combined with unusual windless conditions which lead to the creation of large clouds above the city ofLondon.

It was a deadly combination. Visibility was reduced to a few yards; public transport didn’t operate. The fog and visibility was so bad that the ambulance service stopped functioning. Over 4,000 people died from respiratory tract infections in just 4 days. This was considered the worst environmental disaster in theUKand it lead to The Clean Air Act of 1956.

Meanwhileontheothersideoftheworld,MotherTeresaopenedupherfirsthomeforthedyinganddestituteinCalcutta.WhileintheUS,followingaSupremeCourtupholdingaNewYorkstatelaw,communist teachers are banned from teaching in public schools. RockyMarcianothrilledaudienceswhenhebecametheWorldHeavyweightChampionafterknockingoutJerseyJoeWalcott.

Back in theUK, King George VI who was suffering from ill-health passed away. After waving his daughter, Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip off on a five month trip of Africa,AustraliaandNew Zealand, he died a few days later. Upon hearing the news, Princess Elizabeth flew home. As she arrived back onUKsoil, the then Prime Minister Winston Churchill greeted the new Queen of England. She was 25 years old.

When she arrived back, she became Head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries including theUnited Kingdom,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,PakistanandCeylon. She had her official coronation service in 1953.

In 2012, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is being celebrated all over the world. Her reign of 60 years is the second-longest for a British monarch. Her great, great grandmother Queen Victoria has reigned longer (just over 63 years).

In times of celebration, it’s often hard to know what to buy. Up and down the length and breadth of theUnited Kingdom, there are people celebrating Diamond Jubilees. It could be a marriage Diamond Jubilee or a work Diamond Jubilee, just like the queen herself.

A very popular way of celebrating that infamous year is to give a personalised gift. What better way to give a personalised gift is a personalised number plate. Personalised number plates are perfect for the person who has everything they need. Personalised number plates can display whatever you want it to say. It is a combination of numbers and letters which read a message that everyone can understand or a message that is private to you.

Personalised number plates are ideal to celebrate this important year. Some help when creating a personalised number plate for this year include:

ER 2 would make an excellent choice of registration for the Queen. If your name is Sarah and you were born in 1952, then an excellent choice of registration for you would be SAZ 1952.

Finally, like diamonds that are passed down through the family, personalised number plates can also be passed down to the generations. As personalised number plates aren’t assigned to a particular car but to an owner, ownership can transfer easily, allowing it to be an heirloom (as personalised number plates are an investment) or a simple memory.

Happy Birthday Mike Myers‼! Mike Myers is a Canadian actor, who has starred in Wayne’s World, Austin Powers and Shrek. ] Mike Myers parents were from Liverpool and he holds three citizenships, American, British and Canadian.

Thinking of a personalised gift for Mike for his Birthday? Have you considered Cherished Number Plates perhaps? As it would be hard to fit Mike Myers on number plates, you could just choose his initials, such as 48 MM.

Today Enya celebrates her 51th Birthday! Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to perform solo. She gained wider recognition for her music in the 1986 BBC series The Celts. Shortly afterwards, her 1988 album Watermark propelled her to further international fame and she became known for her distinctive sound, characterised by voice-layering, folk melodies, synthesised backdrops and ethereal reverberations.

Enya is Ireland’s second-largest musical export musical export after the band U2.

Stevie Wonder was born on this day, back in 1950 as Stevland Hardaway Judkins. He is best known for his stage name Stevie Wonder. Although being blind since shortly after birth, he is a successful Singer-Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist and Record Producer. Among Wonder’s best known works are singles such as “Superstition”, “Sir Duke”, “I Wish” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You”.

Stevie Wonder was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1950, the third of six children to Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway. Owing to his being born six weeks premature, the blood vessels at the back of his eyes had not yet reached the front and their aborted growth caused the retinas to detach. When Stevie Wonder was four, his mother left his father and moved herself and her children to Detroit. She changed her name back to Lula Hardaway and later changed her son’s surname to Morris, partly because of relatives. Morris has remained Stevie Wonder’s legal surname ever since. He began playing instruments at an early age, including piano, harmonica, drums and bass. During childhood he was active in his church choir.

With Stevie opening all his birthday presents today, I wonder will anyone be giving him personalised number plates? Personalised number plates are becoming increasingly popular as more and more people are looking to give unique personalised gifts. The perfect registration for Stevie would be ST53 WON.

A First Anniversary Present – Paper & Number Plate

Couples the world over are celebrating a certain day today. It’s not their wedding day but a celebration of it. It’s their First Wedding Anniversary. The first anniversary is a cherished one. The year flies by, almost in a New York second. It’s the first year that a couple is husband and wife and it’s often been described as one of the hardest years of marriage. It could be the adjustment of sharing or putting someone else first, but the first anniversary is the time to celebrate the year behind and look forward to the year ahead.

In the UK, it’s hard to get away from celebrating one particular couple’s first anniversary. It’s splashed across every magazine on every magazine stand. Prince William and Kate Middleton are celebrating their first year of marriage and looking forward to the next one.

Your first wedding anniversary is worth celebrating because it means you got through one of the most difficult years of marriage. It’s also a chance to look back at your wedding day and assess how far you’ve come as a couple — and where you’re going.

Whenever the ‘first anniversary’ is mentioned, all talk moves to presents. What to buy that super special person in your life.

Traditionally, the gift for the first anniversary is paper. However, many articles suggest buying something unique for your spouse.

A perfect unique gift that fits both categories is a personalised number plate.

Personalised number plates do come with what it says on the tin – you get a personalised number plate. But you also get a certificate of entitlement.

As a general rule there are two ways to buy a personalised number plate. The first way is to buy it from a specialist number plate supplier and the second is to get it from the DVLA.

Using either suppliers, there is a lot of paperwork involved, which ticks the box for a traditional first anniversary gift. Once you’ve made your purchase, you will either get a Certificate of Entitlement (V750) or V317 Transfer Form for you to complete and return along with your V5C and MOT Certificate. You will need to keep it safe (just like your marriage certificate) as this is the form you will need when you are ready to put your personalised registration mark onto your vehicle. This is particularly relevant if you buy from the DVLA rather than direct from a personalised number plate supplier.

2. Entitlement Documents Your personalised number plate supplier will want to see originals of one of the following:

Certificate of entitlement V750 or V750NI

Vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI)

Retention document (V778) (not applicable in Northern Ireland)

Renewal reminder for a tax disc or SORN (V11 or V11NI)

Temporary registration certificate (V379 or V379NI)

And just like your marriage was legally binding, your personalised number plate created by a specialist personalised number plate supplier will be created and available for display in accordance with the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulation 2001.

Buying a personalised number plate for your first anniversary gift will be both unique and traditional.

Kristen Jaymes Stewart is an American actress who is best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga. Although she starred in other films prior to this film such as Panic Room, Advertureland and The Runaways, it was the Twilight Saga that she became famous for.

She was born and raised in Los Angeles and was listed listed as the highest earning female actress in Hollywood in the “2010’s Top Hollywood Top Earners List” compiled by Vanity Fair. Throughout 2010 she earned $28.5 million for her movie appearances.

What better way to show how much of a Twilight Fan but with personalised number plates with Kristen Stewarts initials such as KXS 50, (K S for her intials with a kiss and hug, X0)

Whether you are looking for a cheap three letter 2 digit registration OR a Kristen Stewart’s number plates you are only one click away… KXS 50

Katie Price has changed her cherished registrations!!!

Last year her custom made Pink Range Rover was sporting the registration KP11 LEO, showing of her new boyfriend to the world. However I think, Katie was a little hasty to add Leandro name to her number plates after just a few months of dating.

Since the break up she wisely decided to remove his name from her beloved bright pink Range Rover and was spotted last week in Central London with her new cherished registration, KP11 HOT.

If you are massive fan of Katie Price what better way to show her your support, but with cherished registrations such as KP11 FAN.

It is interesting to note that if Katie decides on a new boyfriend, she could also buy another number plate with their name on it. The following registrations are still available:

DVLA has banned Offensive Number Plates ahead of the 12 Series Release

Officials from the DVLA have banned number plates such as SC12 OTM and VA61 NA*. They are also banning PE12 VRT (pervert)

DVLA officials have drawn up a blacklist of questionable registration numbers, including PE12 VRT (pervert) and PA12 EDO (paedo).

They will omit the following list of number plates:

(Drugy)

HE12 ON* (Heroin)

(Drunk)

(Koran)

(Terror)

(Murder)

(Martyr)

The DVLA are trying to identify combinations that may cause offence, however on the rare occasion where potentially offensive numbers slip through the net, steps are taken to withdraw the registration number.